COLLEGE ATHLETICSINDIANAPOLIS -- A woman who says she was raped by college
football players nearly 20 years ago is asking the NCAA to ban sexually violent
athletes. Miles Sanders Eagles Jersey .Brenda Tracy and her
son will present a petition to the NCAAs Board of Governors at its meeting
Wednesday in Indianapolis. Current guidelines generally allow schools or
conferences to hand down such punishments.Tracys son Darius says he started the
petition after hearing about multiple sexual assault allegations involving
Baylor football players. The petition contains more than 157,000 signatures.Its
unclear when -- or if -- the NCAA committee will take action. It already has
already met once with the family as it debates how to address sexual violence
on campus.Brenda Tracy says she was raped by four men, including two Oregon
State football players, in 1998. The Associated Press generally doesnt identify
people who say they were sexually assaulted, but Tracy has spoken publicly to
draw attention to her situation.RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina is challenging
the NCAAs jurisdiction to pursue charges in the schools long-running academic
fraud scandal and is holding off on self-imposed penalties.The school publicly
released its response to five potentially top-level NCAA charges, which include
lack of institutional control. UNC acknowledged problems tied to irregular
courses in a department popular with athletes but also available to
non-athletes on the Chapel Hill campus, though it argued that its accreditation
agency -- not the NCAA -- was the proper authority to handle such a matter.That
agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges, sanctioned the school with a year of probation that expired in
June.UNC made several procedural arguments before responding to each charge
outlined in a Notice of Allegations (NOA) sent in April. Its response is a
procedural step that will eventually lead to a hearing followed by a ruling in
a case likely to push into 2017.The NCAA enforcement staff now has 60 days to
respond.WACO, Texas -- Baylor assistant football coaches will be off limits to
the media this fall, a change that comes in the wake of a scandal that led to
the departure of coach Art Briles while his staff remained intact.An advisory
sent about football availability this season included a note that acting head
coach Jim Grobe will be the only member of the coaching staff who will address
the media.While many schools already restrict media access to assistant
coaches, Baylor assistants in the past were routinely available when
requested.None of the assistants has spoken publicly since Briles was
immediately suspended with the release a scathing report on May 26, a month
before he mutually agreed on his departure with the school.All of his
assistants remain at Baylor despite the report that concluded multiple football
coaches acted inappropriately in handling sexual assault allegations against
some players. The report didnt say when those occurred and didnt list any
names.OLYMPICSRIO DE JANEIRO -- Two-time major champion Stan Wawrinka pulled
out of the Olympics because of injury, leaving the Rio Games without half of
the men ranked in the ATPs top 10.A statement issued by Wawrinkas management
company said he felt increasing pain during the Rogers Cup in Toronto last week
and was told by his doctor after an MRI exam to reduce his physical activity
for an undetermined period.The statement does not say where Wawrinka is
injured. He lost in the semifinals in Toronto.Wawrinka, who is No. 4 this week,
joins his Swiss teammate Roger Federer, who is No. 3, along with No. 7 Milos
Raonic of Canada, No. 8 Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic and No. 10 Dominic
Thiem of Austria in withdrawing from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for a variety
of reasons.BASEBALLDENVER -- Yasiel Puigs up-and-down career took another turn
when the Los Angeles Dodgers sent the outfielder to the minors a day after they
couldnt move him before the non-waiver trade deadline.The Dodgers also optioned
pitcher Ross Stripling to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room for their new
additions, outfielder Josh Reddick and reliever Jesse Chavez.Los Angeles told
Puig not to come to Dodger Stadium on Monday ahead of the teams trip to
Colorado for a series against the Rockies. Puig complied, and now he has 72
hours to report to the minors.Puig was an All-Star in 2014 after a meteoric
rise with the Dodgers, who signed the Cuban prospect to a $42 million,
seven-year contract in June 2012. He hit 35 homers and drove in 111 runs while
batting .305 from 2013-14, but slipped to .255 last season while playing in
just 79 games due to hamstring troubles.PRO HOCKEYBUFFALO, N.Y. -- A
21-year-old Buffalo woman has sued Sabres forward Evander Kane, saying he
seriously injured her in the hotel room where he lives.Documents filed July 1
in Erie County State Supreme Court on behalf of Rachel Kuechle say Kane met her
in a bar, invited her to what he said was a party and then attacked her,
causing cuts and bleeding that required multiple surgeries. Without providing
details of how she was injured, her lawyers said Kuechle suffered serious
emotional trauma and serious, permanent and painful personal injuries.Kanes
actions are described as unwanted, unconsented to, violent and offensive in
nature physical battery, according to court papers.No monetary damages were
specified in the lawsuit. A message left for Kuechles lawyer wasnt immediately
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.com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of
the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash
at the Bell Centre. MISSOULA, Mont. -- Jeremy Calhouns three touchdowns
kick-started a record runaway for the Montana Grizzlies Saturday en route to a
68-7Big Sky Conference thrashing of Sacramento State.Calhoun had touchdown runs
of 32 and 23 yards in the first quarter as Montana (5-1, 2-1) took command.And
then the offense exploded.Brady Gustafson threw four touchdown passes in the
second quarter, including a 10-yard strike to Calhoun, as the lead grew to
41-0.By the end of the third quarter Montana had run up 128 straight points,
dating to a 67-7 win over Mississippi State. A 78-yard interception return by
Justin Strong put Montana up 61-0 at the 2:26 mark.Sacramento State (1-6, 1-3)
could do little to stop the Grizzlies, who marked the first back-to-back
60-point games in program history.Youd like to get used to this, and youd like
to go into every game and feel like the week before and score 60, Montana coach
Bob Stitt said. A lot of this is the kids are executing very, very well and the
quarterbacks finding the weakness in the defense and getting the ball where it
needs to go.Gustafson was 28 of 35 passing for 246 yards, adding scoring
strikes to Keenan Curran, Colin Bingham and Josh Horner. The check-down to
Bingham covered 26 yards and made it 35-0.Well, the quarterback makes the whole
thing go, Sacramento State coach Jody Sears said. He puts the ball where it
needs to be. He had some really nice throws.At the end of the day our job as
coaches is to put our kids in position to make plays. We didnt make enough of
them, obviously.Montana pulled most of its starters after one series in the
second half. John Nguyen tore off an 81-yaard touchdown run, the longest in
school history, on the first play. Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys. Nguyen ran
for 116 yards on just seven carries, while Montana piled up 655 yards of
offense.Quincy Jountti got Sacramento State (1-6, 1-3) on the board with a
36-yard scamper with 4:46 left in the game.Montana answered with a short pass
from Chad Chalich that Joey Counts turned into a 60-yard touchdown with 1:31
remaining.Chalich, who threw for 172 yards in relief of Gustafson, also fed a
4-yard scoring pass to Caleb Lyons in the third quarter.The Hornets missed
chances to score at the end of the first half, when a field goal was blocked by
Montanas Caleb Kidder, and in the third quarter, when they turned it over on
downs at the Grizzlies 6-yard line.The defensive staff puts together an
unbelievable game plan for these guys and then they go out and execute it to a
T, said Stitt, whose club came up six sacks and a fumble on special teams.
Offensively, I thought we were pretty sharp.Calhoun ran for 62 yards. Bingham
had five catches for 77 yards for Montana.THE TAKEAWAYSACRAMENTO STATE: The
Hornets misfired early and racked up 136 penalty yards and surrendered five
sacks.MONTANA: The Grizzlies, ranked No. 10 in the Football Championship
Subdivision, mixed Jeremy Calhouns eighth and ninth touchdown runs of the
season with a surgical passing game to pile up 655 yards.UP NEXTSACRAMENTO
STATE: The Hornets stay on the road, playing at Northern Colorado.MONTANA: The
Grizzlies take to the road to face Northern Arizona. ' ' '